September 20, 2009

I picked up this PrismDesigns work book last week at Michaels and thought I could play around with the mandalas in it. I really didn’t give myself many rules. I could color outside of the box and I could embellish any of the shapes in anyway i wanted. Again, this is a wonderful way to lose myself. It’s also a fun thing to do while waiting or watching TV. I also find it’s been a good exercise for me to control the pen. I’m exercising those finer muscles in my hand which will help me to make the lines go where i want them versus wobbly and sloppy.

I’m not sure why i’m drawn to this right now. I’m still doodling and I think these pages will give me more ideas. I’ve got a BIG IDEA brewing for something i want to paint. I just have to find the right item. When i do I’ll fill you in on it.

The pages come like this (see below). Yes, just like a coloring book! There is a whole collection of these books out there. Nature, architecture, optical illusions and many more. You’ll have to check them out some time.

Here is the first page I colored!

I’d love to see or hear about the ways you practice your craft. The homework the exercises you give yourself. Please fill me in on the other tools and habits that you find fun and worthwhile.

About Me

By day...I work in the Healthcare field, where every .. i.. has to be dotted and every ..t.. has to be crossed. This blog is the place where I can let myself go and have some fun.
I am on a journey. A journey I started a long time ago, but
it has been a bit sidetracked with Navy Wife relocations and raising kids. I finally see the light at the end of the tunnel and I have got some time for me. No, I will not be one of those moms walking around the house with Empty Nest Syndrome, I have got way too much to do, to learn, to create. Sure, once the kids are gone I will miss them....but hey, there is always the phone, the email, the texting and the Plane tickets! I love my life and my family and It is fun moving into this new stage.
I am into Digital Scrapbooking, photography, journaling, Art Journaling and Drawing. I am a do-it-yourselfer and I am trying to teach myself to draw. I am finding that it takes a lot of patience, lots of practice and a good eraser!
And if you're really curious there's a 3 part Interview by Eileen:
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All the best,
Eden